George Jean Nathan (1882–1958), American
critic and editor, 32, 131, 187
John Neal (1793–1876), American art and
literature critic, 17
Richard J. Needham (1912–1996), Canadian
humorist, 66
Nicolas Negroponte (1943–present), American
architect and digital technology
enthusiast, 52
John von Neumann (Neumann János Lajos,
1903–1957), Hungarian–American
mathematician and physicist, 54
Howard W. Newton (1903–1951), American
businessman, 20, 80
Isaac Newton (1642–1726), English
mathematician and physicist, 9, 26
Reinhold Niebuhr (Karl Paul Reinhold
Niebuhr, 1892–1971), American
theologian, 176
Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm
Nietzsche, 1844–1900), German
philosopher, 17, 73, 114, 147, 156, 158,
206
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), British
social reformer, 40
Larry Niven (Larry Laurence van Cott Niven,
1938–present), American sci–fi writer,
52
Dick Nolan (Richard Charles Nolan
10
, 1932–
2007), American football player, 174
Don Norman (Donald Arthur Norman, 1935–
present), American academic, 45
Kathleen Norris (Kathleen Thompson Norris,
1880–1966), American writer, 201
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye, 1850–1896),
American humorist, 199
O
Seán O'Casey (John Casey, 1880–1964), Irish
writer, 198
William of Ockham
11 (1300–1349), English
Franciscan friar and philosopher, 47
Flannery O'Connor (Mary Flannery O'Connor,
1925–1964), American writer, 98, 103
Sean Ó Faolain (Seán Proinsias Ó Faoláin,
1900–1991), Irish writer, 113
Barney Oliver (Bernard More Oliver, 1916–
1995), American scientist and engineer,
78
J. Robert Oppenheimer (Julius Robert
Oppenheimer, 1904–1967), American
physicist, 35
Robert Orben (1927–present), American
comedy writer, 153, 203
P. J. O’Rourke (Patrick Jake O’Rourke, 1947–
present), American satirist, 152, 154,
165, 173, 174, 179
George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair, 1903–1950),
British writer, 3, 96, 97, 103, 151, 153,
161, 168, 180, 187
William Osler (Sir William Osler, 1849–1919),
Canadian physician, 13, 27, 31, 48, 78,
95, 206
Wolfgang Ostwald (Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang
Ostwald, 1883–1943), Latvian and
German chemist and biologist, 208
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC–17 AD),
Roman poet, 123, 192
P
Thomas Paine (Thomas Pain, 1737–1809),
British and American political activist,
74, 155
William Painter (1540–1595), English author
and translator, 127
Sakya Pandita (Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeitsen,
1181–1251), Tibetan Buddhist spiritual
leader and scholar, 94
Paracelsus (Phillip von Hohenheim, 1493–
1541), Swiss physician and alchemist,
48
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), American writer
and critic, 21, 103, 104, 112, 134, 135,
138
C. Northcote Parkinson (Cyril Northcote
Parkinson, 1909–1993), British
historian and writer, 135, 161, 175, 176
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French
mathematician, physicist, inventor, and
theologian, 75, 103, 139
Boris Pasternak (Boris Leonidovich Pasternak,
1890–1960), Russian poet and
translator, 192
Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French biologist
and medical scientist, 10, 18, 21, 26
Katherine Paterson (Katherine Womeldorf
Paterson, 1932–present), American
writer, 105
10
There is a (I believe, very small) chance that the actual author of that quote is another Dick
Nolan, a Canadian musician Richard Francis Nolan (1939–2005).
11
Sometimes spelled as Occam.
Author Index
231
critic and editor, 32, 131, 187
John Neal (1793–1876), American art and
literature critic, 17
Richard J. Needham (1912–1996), Canadian
humorist, 66
Nicolas Negroponte (1943–present), American
architect and digital technology
enthusiast, 52
John von Neumann (Neumann János Lajos,
1903–1957), Hungarian–American
mathematician and physicist, 54
Howard W. Newton (1903–1951), American
businessman, 20, 80
Isaac Newton (1642–1726), English
mathematician and physicist, 9, 26
Reinhold Niebuhr (Karl Paul Reinhold
Niebuhr, 1892–1971), American
theologian, 176
Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm
Nietzsche, 1844–1900), German
philosopher, 17, 73, 114, 147, 156, 158,
206
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), British
social reformer, 40
Larry Niven (Larry Laurence van Cott Niven,
1938–present), American sci–fi writer,
52
Dick Nolan (Richard Charles Nolan
10
, 1932–
2007), American football player, 174
Don Norman (Donald Arthur Norman, 1935–
present), American academic, 45
Kathleen Norris (Kathleen Thompson Norris,
1880–1966), American writer, 201
Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye, 1850–1896),
American humorist, 199
O
Seán O'Casey (John Casey, 1880–1964), Irish
writer, 198
William of Ockham
11 (1300–1349), English
Franciscan friar and philosopher, 47
Flannery O'Connor (Mary Flannery O'Connor,
1925–1964), American writer, 98, 103
Sean Ó Faolain (Seán Proinsias Ó Faoláin,
1900–1991), Irish writer, 113
Barney Oliver (Bernard More Oliver, 1916–
1995), American scientist and engineer,
78
J. Robert Oppenheimer (Julius Robert
Oppenheimer, 1904–1967), American
physicist, 35
Robert Orben (1927–present), American
comedy writer, 153, 203
P. J. O’Rourke (Patrick Jake O’Rourke, 1947–
present), American satirist, 152, 154,
165, 173, 174, 179
George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair, 1903–1950),
British writer, 3, 96, 97, 103, 151, 153,
161, 168, 180, 187
William Osler (Sir William Osler, 1849–1919),
Canadian physician, 13, 27, 31, 48, 78,
95, 206
Wolfgang Ostwald (Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang
Ostwald, 1883–1943), Latvian and
German chemist and biologist, 208
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC–17 AD),
Roman poet, 123, 192
P
Thomas Paine (Thomas Pain, 1737–1809),
British and American political activist,
74, 155
William Painter (1540–1595), English author
and translator, 127
Sakya Pandita (Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeitsen,
1181–1251), Tibetan Buddhist spiritual
leader and scholar, 94
Paracelsus (Phillip von Hohenheim, 1493–
1541), Swiss physician and alchemist,
48
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), American writer
and critic, 21, 103, 104, 112, 134, 135,
138
C. Northcote Parkinson (Cyril Northcote
Parkinson, 1909–1993), British
historian and writer, 135, 161, 175, 176
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French
mathematician, physicist, inventor, and
theologian, 75, 103, 139
Boris Pasternak (Boris Leonidovich Pasternak,
1890–1960), Russian poet and
translator, 192
Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French biologist
and medical scientist, 10, 18, 21, 26
Katherine Paterson (Katherine Womeldorf
Paterson, 1932–present), American
writer, 105
10
There is a (I believe, very small) chance that the actual author of that quote is another Dick
Nolan, a Canadian musician Richard Francis Nolan (1939–2005).
11
Sometimes spelled as Occam.
Author Index
231